PRAGOTI

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi couldn't possibly have meant that the United Progressive Alliance government was deferring the monsoon session of Parliament since it didn't want to be 'distracted' from its resolve to remain focused on Jammu and Kashmir.

Since the adoption of our republican Constitution and the inception of our parliamentary democracy, seldom has our political system faced such a serious question of credibility, as it has on the `trust vote’. Inducements, threats and allegations of offering bribes have indeed tainted the vote.

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R.Ramakumar questions the sudden concern shown by Rahul Gandhi, member of parliament about the plight of people of Vidarbha and shows how the pigheaded policies of the Congress party in Maharashtra were itself responsible for the plight of the people in this region. Article written exclusively for Pragoti.